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Intermediate Isolation System with Nonlinear Lower Structure and Isolation System

  • Francesco Esposito,
  • Mario Argenziano,
  • Diana Faiella and
  • Elena Mele

4 April 2023

This paper reports a study on the Intermediate Isolation System (IIS) applied to existing buildings. This kind of application is particularly suitable when a vertical addition is planned for buildings in seismic zones; in such a case, an isolation sy...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Perspectives on Smart Structures and Infrastructures for Enhanced Vibration Mitigation and Health Monitoring)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,872 Views
20 Pages

7 September 2019

In this research, we established a System Dynamics Model named “E&I-SD” to study the development of the energy structure and industrial structure in China from 2000 to 2030 using Vensim Simulation Software based on energy economy theo...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
648 Views
32 Pages

21 July 2026

Modeling complex systems typically involves multiscale analysis, multiphysics coupling, and cross-domain integration. However, existing methodologies predominantly focus on constructing and solving specific equations, lacking a unified, explicit expr...

(This article belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,841 Views
18 Pages

15 February 2023

This paper is devoted to studying the influence of the structure of a complex system on its integral risk. When solving risk management problems, it often becomes necessary to take into account structural effects, which most often include risk transf...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evolutionary Games, Propagation Processes and Control in Complex Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,938 Views
45 Pages

1 September 2023

Modern industry has become very complex and requires an equally complex engineering technology system, which includes resource utilization, energy conversion, product research and development, technological innovation, environmental protection and in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Data Driven Decision-Making for Complex Production Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,095 Views
24 Pages

Investigating the Influence of Fluid-Structure Interactions on Nonlinear System Identification

  • Skriptyan N. H. Syuhri,
  • Hossein Zare-Behtash and
  • Andrea Cammarano

9 December 2020

A complex fluid-structure interaction can often create nonlinear dynamic behaviour in the structure. This can be better estimated using nonlinear modal analysis, capable of identifying and quantifying the nonlinearity in the structure. In this study,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Data-Driven Modelling of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
225 Views
26 Pages

The study examines the evolution of financial system structural orientation as a variable reflecting the relative weight of bank credit and market capitalization. The study aims to assess the long-term evolution of financial system structural orienta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,470 Views
24 Pages

Information-centric networking (ICN) shifts the communication model from a host-centric paradigm to an information-centric paradigm, and is promising for solving several problems on today’s Internet. For more efficient information dissemination...

(This article belongs to the Section Networks)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
9,855 Views
24 Pages

Fractal Structure and Entropy Production within the Central Nervous System

  • Andrew J. E. Seely,
  • Kimberley D. Newman and
  • Christophe L. Herry

12 August 2014

Our goal is to explore the relationship between two traditionally unrelated concepts, fractal structure and entropy production, evaluating both within the central nervous system (CNS). Fractals are temporal or spatial structures with self-similarity...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropy in Human Brain Networks)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,057 Views
26 Pages

20 January 2025

The formation and development of cities are inseparable from a certain scale of water resources. The information contained in the morphological structures of cities and water systems is often overlooked. Exploring the spatiotemporal evolution of wate...

(This article belongs to the Section Entropy and Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,275 Views
19 Pages

14 August 2022

Various random factors in the bridge construction process directly affect the safety of the bridge life cycle. The existing theories on the reliability of bridge structure mainly focus on the reliability of components and the reliability of the bridg...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances on Structural Engineering, 2nd Volume)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,648 Views
18 Pages

7 December 2022

An anti-swaying or swaying-reduction effect for a container crane is key for improving the rapidity and safety of container handling operations. By analyzing the structure of a container crane hydraulic anti-swaying system, a dynamic system model was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
2,326 Views
21 Pages

A Coupling Method for the Stability of Reflectors and Support Structure in an ALB Optical-Mechanical System

  • Guoqing Zhou,
  • Jianyin Liu,
  • Ke Gao,
  • Rundong Liu and ,
  • Yi Tang,
  • Angte Cai,
  • Xiang Zhou,
  • Jiasheng Xu and
  • Xiaolan Xie
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

27 December 2024

This research presents a “flexible support structure between reflective mirrors” through a coupling analysis method to restrain the surface shaping error of reflectors in the optical system of airborne LiDAR bathymetry (ALB) under various...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Optical Remote Sensing Payloads, from Design to Flight Test)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,991 Views
18 Pages

In this study, an alternative way, a so called caisson based type of oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converting system was proposed to capture and convert wave energy. Since the caisson structure is constructed to protect the coastal line...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Waves and Ocean Structures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,954 Views
24 Pages

Cross-Layer Installed Cable-Bracing Inerter System for MDOF Structure Seismic Response Control

  • Songtao Xue,
  • Jianfei Kang,
  • Liyu Xie,
  • Ruifu Zhang and
  • Xinlei Ban

26 August 2020

Inerter-based vibration control systems have been developed rapidly in recent years. However, previous studies mainly focus on the development of new devices and parameter optimization strategies, while ignoring the improvements in the utilization ef...

(This article belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
10,052 Views
17 Pages

Multi-Domain Design Structure Matrix Approach Applied to Urban System Modeling

  • Peter Hoffmann,
  • Yutaka Nomaguchi,
  • Keishiro Hara,
  • Kana Sawai and ,
  • Ingenuin Gasser,
  • Myriam Albrecht,
  • Benjamin Bechtel,
  • Jana Fischereit,
  • Kikuo Fujita and
  • Malte von Szombathely
  • + 10 authors+ 5 authors

Modeling the urban system for urban health and well-being with the aim of finding ways to optimize the well-being of urban dwellers is a complex task. Different modeling approaches that consider specific parts of the urban system, e.g., environmental...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
909 Views
14 Pages

Response of a Structure Isolated by a Coupled System Consisting of a QZS and FPS Under Horizontal Ground Excitation

  • Richie Kevin Wouako Wouako,
  • Sandra Céleste Tchato,
  • Euloge Felix Kayo Pokam,
  • Blaise Pascal Gounou Pokam and ,
  • André Michel Pouth Nkoma,
  • Eliezer Manguelle Dicoum and
  • Philippe Njandjock Nouck
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

28 April 2025

The study of vibration isolation devices has become an emerging area of research in view of the extensive damage to buildings caused by earthquakes. The ability to effectively isolate seismic vibrations and maintain the stability of a building is thu...

(This article belongs to the Section Building Structures)
  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,067 Views
16 Pages

26 August 2024

Soil–structure interaction (SSI) leads to a modification in the dynamic properties of structure, but due to the complexity of analysis, it is traditionally assumed in seismic designs that the structure is fixed-supported on the ground, which br...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Soil-Structure Interaction in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,560 Views
18 Pages

25 October 2024

Hanoks are structures that have been built with unique techniques and styles since prehistoric times. Demand for hanoks is growing because they are recognized as climate-friendly buildings that make use of the natural environment as it is. However, t...

(This article belongs to the Section Building Structures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,559 Views
17 Pages

22 May 2024

An ultra-high-speed centrifugal pump plays a crucial role as part of an aircraft engine’s fuel supply system. This paper focuses on the coupled vibration and optimization of a parallel double-stage ultra-high-speed centrifugal pump considering...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design and Optimization of Fluid Machinery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,854 Views
22 Pages

19 April 2019

A micro optoelectromechanical system (MOEMS) resonator gyroscope based on a waveguide micro-ring resonator was proposed. This sensor was operated by measuring the shift of the transmission spectrum. Modal analysis was carried out for the disc sensiti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue MEMS/NEMS Sensors: Fabrication and Application, Volume II)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,463 Views
6 Pages

The bridges will be in service in a complex environment for over 100 years under the increasing traffic loading. So the long-term performance determines their safety and durability. Limited by the test condition and ability, present researches are mo...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 18th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,250 Views
18 Pages

A Distributed Frequency Regulation Method for Multi-Area Power System Considering Optimization of Communication Structure

  • Yicong Wang,
  • Chang Liu,
  • Ji Han,
  • Haoyu Tan and ,
  • Fangchao Ke,
  • Dongyin Zhang,
  • Cong Wei and
  • Shihong Miao
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

8 September 2022

Nowadays, the influences of the communication structure on the frequency regulation performance in a multi-area power system are barely studied. In this paper, a decentralized frequency regulation method for a multi-area power system considering opti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Optimal Operation and Control of Energy System and Power System)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,788 Views
20 Pages

16 February 2024

Maritime hazardous chemical transportation accidents have the characteristics of strong suddenness, wide influence, and great harm. To analyze the ability of a maritime hazardous chemical transportation system (MHCTS) to cope with sudden disturbance...

(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,410 Views
37 Pages

The Influence of Track Structure Parameters on the Dynamic Response Sensitivity of Heavy Haul Train-LVT System

  • Zhi-Ping Zeng,
  • Yan-Cai Xiao,
  • Wei-Dong Wang,
  • Xu-Dong Huang and ,
  • Xiang-Gang Du,
  • Lan-Li Liu,
  • Joseph Eleojo Victor,
  • Zhong-Lin Xie,
  • Yu Yuan and
  • Jun-Dong Wang
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

13 December 2021

Background: In order to study the applicability of Low Vibration Track (LVT) in heavy-haul railway tunnels, this paper carried out research on the dynamic effects of LVT heavy-haul railway wheels and rails and provided a technical reference for the s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Railway Infrastructures Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,053 Views
20 Pages

23 July 2025

Digital images have been widely applied in fields such as mobile devices, the Internet of Things, and medical imaging. Although significant progress has been made in image encryption technology, it still faces many challenges, such as attackers using...

(This article belongs to the Topic Recent Trends in Nonlinear, Chaotic and Complex Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,949 Views
10 Pages

An Optical Acoustic Detection System Based on Fabry Pérot Etalon Stability Structure

  • Liyun Wu,
  • Yongqiu Zheng,
  • Chenyang Xue,
  • Jiandong Bai and
  • Jiamin Chen

16 December 2021

The optical acoustic detection system based on the Fabry Pérot Etalon (FPE) with high quality–factor (High Q) and stability structure is described and tested. The FPE contains two high–reflectivity Plano–Concave lenses, achie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
11,756 Views
19 Pages

System-on-Chip Integration of a New Electromechanical Impedance Calculation Method for Aircraft Structure Health Monitoring

  • Hamza Boukabache,
  • Christophe Escriba,
  • Sabeha Zedek,
  • Daniel Medale and ,
  • Sebastien Rolet and
  • Jean Yves Fourniols
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

11 October 2012

The work reported on this paper describes a new methodology implementation for active structural health monitoring of recent aircraft parts made from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer. This diagnosis is based on a new embedded method that is capable of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,267 Views
24 Pages

2 June 2025

The landslides caused by slope instability are very harmful and have a destructive effect on existing engineering structures such as tunnels, bridges, and houses. At present, the dynamic design of the anchorage structure is mainly based on traditiona...

(This article belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,019 Views
21 Pages

Intelligent Design Optimization System for Additively Manufactured Flow Channels Based on Fluid–Structure Interaction

  • Haonan Ji,
  • Bin Zou,
  • Yongsheng Ma,
  • Carlos F. Lange and ,
  • Jikai Liu and
  • Lei Li
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

8 January 2022

Based on expert system theory and fluid–structure interaction (FSI), this paper suggests an intelligent design optimization system to derive the optimal shape of both the fluid and solid domain of flow channels. A parametric modeling scheme of flow c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Additive/Subtractive Manufacturing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,024 Views
16 Pages

3 July 2021

The environmental control system (ECS) is one of the most important systems in the aircraft used to regulate the pressure, temperature and humidity of the air in the cabin. This study investigates the influences of different architectures on the ther...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in Information Theory)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,379 Views
16 Pages

Study on a Simplified Structure of a Two-Stage Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System for Parameter Design Optimization

  • Fan Xie,
  • Zhenxiong Luo,
  • Dongyuan Qiu,
  • Bo Zhang and ,
  • Yanfeng Chen and
  • Liying Huang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

8 June 2019

Conventional parameter designs of two-stage grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system relied on its mathematical model of the cascade structure (CS), but the procedure is excessively cumbersome to implement. Besides, for a two-stage converter system, t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,268 Views
26 Pages

8 May 2025

Fluid–structure interaction-based energy-harvesting technology has gained significant attention due to its potential for energy conversion. However, most existing studies primarily focus on energy capture, resulting in incomplete systems with l...

(This article belongs to the Section Mathematical and Computational Fluid Mechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
356 Views
20 Pages

Modeling and Nonlinear Resonance Characteristics of a Hoisting Structure in a Tower Gravity Energy Storage System

  • Kun Cai,
  • Yesen Zhu,
  • Jie Fu,
  • Yifeng Han and ,
  • Guanggui Cheng,
  • Haixiang Huan,
  • Jun Wang and
  • Wan Sun
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

19 August 2026

As a key energy-conversion component of tower gravity energy storage systems (T-SGESs), the hoisting structure is susceptible to large-amplitude coupled vibrations when the dominant frequency of a continuous external excitation approaches one of its...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,886 Views
20 Pages

12 November 2024

The lightweight and displacement-stable design of the mechanical support structure within the APTS (Acquisition, Pointing, and Tracking System) is crucial for enhancing the payload capacity of remote sensing, satellite communication, and laser system...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
7,088 Views
17 Pages

Analysis of Network Structure of Urban Bike-Sharing System: A Case Study Based on Real-Time Data of a Public Bicycle System

  • Yi Yao,
  • Yifang Zhang,
  • Lixin Tian,
  • Nianxing Zhou and ,
  • Zhilin Li and
  • Minggang Wang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

30 September 2019

To better understand the characteristics of a bike-sharing system, we applied complex network methods to analyze the relationship between stations within the bike-sharing system. Firstly, using Gephi software, we constructed the public bicycle networ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Toward Sustainability: Bike-Sharing Systems Design, Simulation and Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,035 Views
17 Pages

26 November 2022

In the shaking table test of a soil–pile–bridge structure system, it is difficult to keep the similarity relations of the model structure and that of the model soil consistent. Due to the difference of geometry and material similarity rat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bridge Dynamics: Volume III)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
11,454 Views
34 Pages

Investigation of the Cooling and Thermal-Measuring System of a Compound-Structure Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machine

  • Jingang Bai,
  • Yong Liu,
  • Yi Sui,
  • Chengde Tong and ,
  • Quanbin Zhao and
  • Jiawei Zhang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

7 March 2014

The compound-structure permanent-magnet synchronous machine (CS-PMSM) is a power-split device which can enable the internal combustion engine (ICE) to operate at optimum efficiency during all driving conditions by controlling its torque and speed. Ho...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Hybrid Vehicles)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,736 Views
18 Pages

16 August 2023

In this paper, we present a parallel structure controller for flexible ball screw drive systems with dynamic variations mainly caused by variations in table position and workpiece mass. The controller consists of two parts: a linear quadratic regulat...

(This article belongs to the Section Control Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,420 Views
16 Pages

1 November 2018

In an attempt to ensure sustainable water resource development, this paper constructs a comprehensive scientific index evaluation system focused on the macro socio-economic-ecological environment. Inspired by the theory of dissipative structure, the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Water Management: Economics and Governance)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,680 Views
18 Pages

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) remain vulnerable to cyberattacks due to inherent security gaps in the Controller Area Network (CAN) protocol. We present a structured Python (3.11.13) framework that repairs structural inconsistencies in a pu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
7,561 Views
23 Pages

16 December 2019

A skin structure for thermal protection is one of the most interesting components that needs to be considered in the design of a hypersonic vehicle. The thermal protection structure, if a dense structure is used, is heavy and has a large heat conduct...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the ICMR 2019)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3,921 Views
16 Pages

Research on Optimization Design of Key Energy-Absorbing Structure of a Helicopter Seat Based on Human–Seat Coupling System

  • Xingye Wang,
  • Yanjun Li,
  • Yuyuan Cao,
  • Xudong Li and ,
  • Shixuan Duan and
  • Zejian Zhao
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

3 September 2022

During the process of emergency landing, the energy of the impact in the vertical direction is dissipated through the deformation of the structure. The landing load is transferred to the spine of the occupant through the landing gear, the fuselage an...

(This article belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,072 Views
19 Pages

15 November 2022

Engineering education accreditation (EEA) is the internationally accepted engineering education quality guarantee system, and it is the important foundation of international mutual recognition for engineering education and qualifications. First, in c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,121 Views
26 Pages

25 August 2024

This study presents a convolutional neural network (CNN) deep learning approach for identifying damage in submerged structure-foundation systems using vibration data. Firstly, foundation damage in a lab-scale caisson-foundation system is simulated to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence in Fault Diagnosis and Signal Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,487 Views
34 Pages

5 March 2021

Welding is a consolidated technology used to manufacture/assemble large products and structures. Currently, welding design issues are tackled downstream of the 3D modeling, lacking concurrent development of design and manufacturing engineering activi...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,395 Views
16 Pages

29 May 2024

To improve the speed observation accuracy of the bearingless induction motor (BL-IM) and achieve its high-performance speed sensorless control, an improved sliding mode variable structure model reference adaptive system speed identification method ba...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Topologies and Control Strategies in Electric Machines and Drives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
483 Views
31 Pages

24 June 2026

Given the widespread application of multi-story modular container building structures, this article proposes a new seismic isolation system called the “sliding friction isolation system (IS)” that utilizes friction energy dissipation betw...

(This article belongs to the Section Building Structures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,132 Views
21 Pages

13 April 2023

To solve the problem of deposits formation in the exhaust pipe of a diesel engine SCR (selective catalytic reduction) system, the CFD (computational fluid dynamics) model of the exhaust pipe was established to research the influence of structural par...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,357 Views
19 Pages

9 January 2021

Large-scale wireless sensor networks are characterized by stringent energy and computation restrictions. It is exceedingly difficult to change a sensor network’s environment configurations, such as the number of sensor nodes, after deployment o...

(This article belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

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